block printed
Egypt
15th Century
Source: Schaefer, K. R. "The Material Nature of Block Printed Amulets: What Makes Them Amulets?"
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
The ink is applied to the paper surface using a mechanical transfer process rather than a pen. A wooden or metal printing block, into which text or designs have been carved in reverse, is inked and pressed against the paper (p. 185). This allowed for the inclusion of complex designs and combinations of script styles, such as Kūfī (p. 181, 186).
Original Recipe Text
The ink is applied to the paper surface using a mechanical transfer process rather than a pen. A wooden or metal printing block, into which text or designs have been carved in reverse, is inked and pressed against the paper (p. 185). This allowed for the inclusion of complex designs and combinations of script styles, such as Kūfī (p. 181, 186).
Evidence
"They differ in that the ink has been applied to the surface of the paper not with the nib of a pen, but by a printing block onto which a text has been carved or incised in reverse."
Remarks
The use of printing blocks for ink application indicates a shift towards mass production of amulets to meet consumer demand in the medieval Islamic world (p. 181).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorSchaefer, K. R. "The Material Nature of Block Printed Amulets: What Makes Them Amulets?"
CollectionGutenberg Museum, Met. Mus. 1971.237.1
Language
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